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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
4
Intensive farming forms a core of agricultural study, stressing practical Sericulture and soil knowledge. The cotton industry offers money-making potential in the belt, underpinned by soil science, plant breeding, and waste reduction. The department invites students statewide to engage, visit, and connect people with the work.
Students at the State College of Agriculture study farm mechanics, surveying, drawing, and machinery repair. The department, established 1908, emphasizes freehand and instrumental drawing, machinery study, and dynamite use in modern farming, with facilities on a prominent Athens elevation offering inspiring views.
The Georgia State College of Agriculture in Athens is described as a grand three story buff brick building with Bedford limestone, housing administration offices and laboratories for agronomy animal husbandry veterinary medicine chemistry and more. The facility includes extension work, classrooms, an auditorium, and extensive equipment funded by the Board of Trustees with slow, thorough progress. The college, organized under a 1906 act, evolved from the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and operates under a eleven member Board of Trustees with national and federal support to expand agricultural education and research.
The Commercial Travellers Association of Canada opened its annual session in Toronto Ontario with broad attendance. Officers were elected and routine business was handled while a proposed demand to have the provincial government take control or inspect hotels in no license towns of Ontario was to be discussed.
The document discusses influenza leading to pneumonia and cites Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure. It mentions gold prices, road building studies, and surveying for a new road. It notes laboratories are too small for current student numbers, urging greater college support.
The Intercollegiate Socialist Society group gathered in New York for its annual convention with delegates from Harvard Yale Columbia Cornell CCNY Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Washington Oklahoma Clark Kansas State and Stanford among others. A banquet tomorrow will feature a panel on the place of college men and women in the socialist movement with speakers including Dr. Albert Sudemem b and J. G. Phelps Stokes.
The remedy has been thoroughly tested during influenza epidemics and when taken timely it prevented pneumonia in every reported case. Sold by all dealers.
The Board of Trustees created a new Agricultural Chemistry department at State College, equipped the laboratories with modern gear, and plans soil and fertilizer analysis. About sixty students will enroll this year, with graduate courses offering latitude in specialized work and a focus on organic chemistry, soils, feeds, and the cotton industry. The program aims to help farmers improve soil fertility and interpret analyses for sound spending.
Parisian Sage from Giroux Mfg Co Buffalo claims a guaranteed fix for dandruff and falling hair. H R Palmer & Sons in Athens endorses the product with a money back offer if results are not seen. The ad touts hair growth and lustrous results, noting a 50 cent bottle and testimonials from Mrs Hoglund in Sault Ste Marie dated June 2, 1910.
Regular Army peers from Fort Snelling join militia officers for the opening of the annual Minnesota National Guard Association meeting in St Paul as Governor Eberhart attends.
In Peru Indiana on December 29 Miami tribe members from along the Wabash river valley gather at the Kim Bundy reservation for the first tribal council in years. Chief Joe Engelman calls the meeting to plan action to press Miami claims against the government and recover funds allegedly paid to the Pattawatomi by error.
At Narragansett Pier Rhode Island on December 29 Miss Nathalie Ray Greene daughter of Nathaniel Ward Greene a lineal descendant of General Nathaniel Greene married George Wallen known as the Coffee King Wallen once rumored engaged to Fritzi Scheff The bride is athletic and has won ribbons for riding and driving and is an expert swimmer
Fayetteville North Carolina reader A D McDonald recounts his sister recovering from consumption after King s New Discovery cured her. The letter praises the medicine for coughs colds asthma and bronchial issues. Trial bottles offered free with guarantee by W J Smith & Bro and H R Palmer & Sons.
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